What is the response in the classical conditioning?
A reflex
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What does the theory ignore?
The process between the stimulus and response
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What is a reflex?
An involuntary response
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What does UCS stand for?
Unconditioned Stimulus
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What does CS stand for?
Conditioned Stimulus
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What does UCR stand for?
Unconditioned Response
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What does CR stand for?
Conditioned Response
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Outline the process in abbreviation?
UCS provokes a UCR, UCS then paired with a NS means that the NS becomes a CS and triggers a UCR which becomes a CR
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Name a study that uses this type conditioning
The Little Albert study
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Define Extinction
The dying out of CR because the association between the CS and the UCS
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Define Spontanous Recovery
The return of a CR in a weaker form after a period of time
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Define Generalisation
When a similar stimulus to the CS elicits the same response
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Define Discrimination
When only the specific CS triggers a response and no other similar ones do
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Give the criticisms of the theory
Underestimated the complexity of human nature. Reductionism reduces the validity of the theory
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Give the strengths of the theory
Based of empirical evidence gathered from controlled experiments like Pavlov's. Is redunctionist which allows for behaviour to successfully broken down and examined
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What is a stimulus?
Back
Something that triggers a response or behaviour
Card 3
Front
What is the response in the classical conditioning?
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